At Drax, we are working towards a zero-carbon, sustainable future and you can help make this future a reality. If you are an experienced operations leader, that enjoys a challenge then your next career move may well be your best.  Join the team as an Operations Manager. 

So, what will you be doing?

* * As the Operations Manager you'll be responsible for overseeing the Operations personnel and manufacturing process of biomass.  You will be working with your team to execute our mission of safely producing quality, renewable energy.

About the Role:

Some of your day-to-day duties include

• Daily safety walk to audit housekeeping and paperwork with prompt feedback to supervisors and area managers
• Safety: Create a "Safety First" culture
• Enforce rule and policy compliance with positive reinforcement, counselling as needed, and timely disciplinary actions when needed
• Audit JSA's, POWRA's, Hot work, LOTO, and Confined space documentation
• Create quarterly goals for direct reports with clear objectives for safety, housekeeping, dust score, and environmental compliance
• Show no tolerance for bending/breaking of company policies and procedures for all employees with impartial application of coaching, training, and disciplinary processes
• Frequent reference to golden rules and policies in discussions with employees 

Operations:    Manage the operations and manufacturing process of biomass to achieve and exceed facility and company goals and objectives

• Exhibit high expectations, rapid feedback, and daily goals for operations to drive excellence
• Come to meetings with situational awareness and prepared plans to drive safety, quality, and productivity to highest possible level
• Create quarterly operational and production goals for direct reports that support continuous improvement of operational team and achievement of facility goals
• Support supervisors to manage time and attendance for plant to proactively fill gaps, build bench strength, and provide full coverage for daily shifts
• Provide leadership for Area Managers for planned maintenance, problem solving, and debottlenecking of processes to optimize daily on quality production.
• Hold Area Managers accountable to provide active leadership in Safety, Quality, Cost Control, Productivity, and Environmental compliance.
• Exhibit active leadership across plant.   Encourage, coach, and intercede as necessary to achieve plant goals.
• Insure 8D's are completed for safety and production incidents to support continuous improvement

Housekeeping:     Implement housekeeping standards to minimize hazards and to eliminate OSHA recordable and lost time injuries

• Walk with Safety manager, Plant manager, and Area Managers at least once per day to assess plant housekeeping and compliance.
• Give frequent and timely feedback to crews, supervisors, and individuals to improve plant housekeeping and dust score
• Ensure temps and outside services are properly utilized to keep plant in best possible condition at least possible cost           

Personnel:  Responsible for overall facility personnel including hiring, training, coaching, setting expectations, insuring compliance to rules, procedures, and regulations, discipline, performance, and terminations if necessary.

• Lead the hiring process for all operations employees, and staff as appropriate
• Ensure temps and outside services are properly utilized to keep plant in best possible condition at least possible cost         
• Develop training manuals, standard operating procedures, and Lock-Out Tag-Out documents
• Schedule, train and maintain training records for all operations employees
• Ensure that health and safety programs and plans are developed and implemented in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements
• Ensure that the biomass is produced in compliance with the manufacturing and quality specifications
• Co municate and support the philosophy of the Continuous Improvement Process
• Continuously encourage, seek, identify, and implement the means and methods to improve plant productivity and efficiency without compromising product quality, safety or environmental
• Ensure that operations employees are informed and updated on key business and organizational issues
• Additional Responsibilities and Special Projects as assigned by Plant Manager

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:

• B.S. Degree preferred; 10+ years Operations or related with previous management experience preferred;
• Candidate must possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Knowledge of specific production process a plus